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Bank on Students Act would alleviate student loan debt for 309,000 Connecticut borrowers

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) joined Congressman Joe Courtney in introducing the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, H.R. 1434. The Bank on Students Act would allow borrowers to refinance their existing public and private student loans at the current federal interest rate of 3.86%. Currently, some student loan borrowers pay interest rates as high as 7%.

White House Science Fair of 2015 will be held on Monday, March 23

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) congratulated two Connecticut students who were chosen to take part in the annual White House Science Fair. The White House selected Lilianna Zyszkowski, 14, a student at Indian Mountain School in Lakeville, and Mallory Kievman, 16, of Manchester, as part of 100 students for the Science Fair.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) led two letters to the House Appropriations Committee calling for full funding of veterans suicide prevention and outreach services as well as medical and prosthetic research at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) joined Congressman John B. Larson (CT-1), a member of the U.S. House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Social Security, in introducing the Social Security 2100 Act, H.R. 1391.

Today, Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was in Connecticut Promoting Efforts to Prohibit Individuals under Temporary Restraining Orders from Possessing Firearms

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) applauded state efforts to pass a bill that would help protect victims of domestic violence from gun violence. Today, former Congresswoman and gun violence survivor Gabby Giffords was in Connecticut to promote efforts that would prohibit individuals subject to temporary restraining orders from purchasing or possessing firearms.